Section 20, Part A - Expense Patterns for Food, Beverages, and Other Selected Items - Food and Beverages

Section 20, Part A asks for expenditure estimates for groceries, alcoholic beverages, and meals away from home.

IMPORTANT: The Census Bureau does not release to the Bureau of Labor Statistics any confidential information such as names and
addresses. This information is only used during the course of the interview.

Now I am going to ask you about expenses for food, beverages
and other items.

Since the first of the reference month, what has been your usual WEEKLY expense
at the grocery store or supermarket?

* Include grocery home delivery service fees. [enter value] _____________

About how much of this amount was for nonfood items, such as paper
products, detergents, home cleaning supplies, pet foods, and alcoholic
beverages? [enter value] _____________

Since the first of the reference month,
not including the current month, what has been the usual
WEEKLY expense for the meals for the CU members who purchased meals at school?
[enter value] _____________

How many weeks did the CU member(s) purchase meals?
[enter value] _____________